Recent trends and ENSO influence on droughts in Northern Chile: An application of the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index

Weather and Climate Extremes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-58

  Meza, Francisco J ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Drought index; Dry spell trends; ENSO; Northern Chile

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUMMER; WATER RESOURCE;

CHILE;

EID: 84888185049     PISSN: 22120947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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